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Cincinnati Reds' first African-American player dead at 94

Cincinnati Reds' first African-American player, Charles 'Chuck' Harmon, dead at 94

jackie robinson - USA Today
2:09pm PDT - March 20th, 2019

Injujred Phils star Harper says no worries about opening day

Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper says he has no worries about being ready for opening day

jackie robinson - Fox Sports
2:29pm PDT - March 16th, 2019

WATCH: Baseball legend Jackie Robinson honored on 100th birthday

Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams and Council Majority Leader Laurie A. Cumbo presented a posthumous "Key to Brooklyn" award to the family of Jackie Robinson.

jackie robinson - ABC News
4:52pm PST - January 31st, 2019

How media covered Jackie Robinson's Debut

How media covered Jackie Robinson's Debut

jackie robinson - Fox Sports
3:33pm PST - January 31st, 2019

How media covered Jackie Robinson's Debut

Thursday marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jackie Robinson, who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier, and this is how media covered Jackie Robinson's debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.

jackie robinson - USA Today
3:33pm PST - January 31st, 2019

New exhibit shows unpublished photos of Brooklyn Dodgers great Jackie Robinson

Baseball celebrated what would have been Jackie Robinson's 100th birthday, and the Museum of the City of New York marked the occasion with a new photo exhibit on the civil rights hero.

jackie robinson - Daily Mail
1:54pm PST - January 31st, 2019

Jackie Robinson - A trailblazer who changed America

As the first African American to play Major League Baseball, Jackie Robinson had a huge impact on and off the field.

jackie robinson - BBC News
12:19pm PST - January 31st, 2019

A trailblazer who changed America

As the first African American to play Major League Baseball in the US, Jackie Robinson was a trailblazer on and off the field.

jackie robinson - BBC News
12:19pm PST - January 31st, 2019

Mo Rocca looks to celebrate lives well lived in Mobituaries podcast

The series profiles celebrities Sammy Davis, Jr. and Audrey Hepburn as well as unknown heroes who predate the likes of Jackie Robinson and Rosa Parks.

jackie robinson - USA Today
10:13am PST - January 31st, 2019

Jackie Robinson Facts on His 100th Birthday Anniversary

He was a record breaker and a legendary athlete.

jackie robinson - Newsweek
9:48am PST - January 31st, 2019

Whether They Wanted it or Not, Jackie Robinson Raised Americans’ Consciousness

A longtime New York Times columnist examines the legacy of the baseball great.

jackie robinson - The New York Times
3:03am PST - January 31st, 2019

Your Thursday Briefing

Temperatures hovered around minus 20 degrees in Chicago on Wednesday.

jackie robinson - The New York Times
2:58am PST - January 31st, 2019

Past Tense: On Jackie Robinson’s 100th Birthday, 100 Photos of an Icon

Robinson walks outside Ebbets Field, the day after he broke the color barrier and became the first African-American to play in the Major Leagues. April 16, 1947.

jackie robinson - The New York Times
2:02am PST - January 31st, 2019

Jackie Robinson at 100: A voice heard

On Jan. 31, 1919, Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born. In 1947, he broke the long-established color line in Major League Baseball, a milestone for integration in America. After his Hall of Fame baseball career, he was not always on the same page with those in th…

jackie robinson - Politico
9:01pm PST - January 30th, 2019

Jackie Robinson, the Complete Ballplayer

He reinvented the position of second baseman.

jackie robinson - The Wall Street Journal
3:23pm PST - January 30th, 2019

New York museum exhibit marks Jackie Robinson centennial

Exhibit on Jackie Robinson opens at Museum of the City of New York on centennial of birth of man who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier

jackie robinson - Fox Sports
1:33pm PST - January 30th, 2019

MLB to celebrate 100th anniversary of Robinson's birth

Jackie Robinson would have turned 100 on Thursday. And to mark the anniversary of his birth, Major League Baseball will lead a year of activities to honor the man who broke baseball's color barrier.

jackie robinson - Reuters
4:42pm PST - January 28th, 2019

MLB to celebrate Jackie Robinson's 100th birthday in 2019

Jackie Robinson, MLB's first black player, would have turned 100 years old in 2019.

jackie robinson - USA Today
11:04am PST - January 28th, 2019

Jackie Robinson's first MLB contract goes up for auction

The contract guaranteed the Dodgers would pay him $5,000 for the season

jackie robinson - CBS News
9:57am PST - January 26th, 2019

Adrian Beltre's No. 29 jersey being retired by Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers are retiring Adrian Beltre's No. 29 jersey

jackie robinson - Fox Sports
7:21pm PST - January 25th, 2019

Jackie Robinson's Brooklyn Dodgers Contracts Appraised at $36M Ahead of Auction

The original contract Jackie Robinson signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 along with his first minor league contract are up for auction where they are expected to generate a lot of interest...

jackie robinson - Bleacher Report
11:55am PST - January 22nd, 2019

Walgett's water crisis: NSW considers options after 'concerning' sodium levels found

Berejiklian government may install desalination system for town’s bore water supply The state government says it is considering options to help resolve the water crisis in the western New South Wales town of Walgett, including installing a desalination system…

jackie robinson - The Guardian (AU)
9:48pm PST - January 21st, 2019

Minnesota Twins to retire Mauer's No. 7 on June 15

The Minnesota Twins have set the date for retiring Joe Mauer's No. 7 jersey

jackie robinson - USA Today
1:28pm PST - January 8th, 2019

Darius Perkins death: Neighbours star dies from cancer aged 54

The actor played the original Scott Robinson on the show

jackie robinson - Independent
4:14am PST - January 5th, 2019

How Chadwick Boseman Embodies Black Male Dignity

Why is Boseman the go-to actor to play icons like Black Panther or Jackie Robinson? The director Brian Helgeland says, “You just have that feeling that you’re around a strong person.”

jackie robinson - The New York Times
1:00am PST - January 2nd, 2019
RT @nut_history: Jackie Robinson leaving Ebbets Field https://t.co/o5ETgUxYVm

RT @nut_history: Jackie Robinson leaving Ebbets Field https://t.co/o5ETgUxYVm

Michael Bryan (@michalcbryan83)
8:20am PDT - July 17th, 2023
RT @nut_history: Jackie Robinson leaving Ebbets Field https://t.co/o5ETgUxYVm

RT @nut_history: Jackie Robinson leaving Ebbets Field https://t.co/o5ETgUxYVm

Robert Tester (@robtes1063)
8:20am PDT - July 17th, 2023
RT @nut_history: Jackie Robinson leaving Ebbets Field https://t.co/o5ETgUxYVm

RT @nut_history: Jackie Robinson leaving Ebbets Field https://t.co/o5ETgUxYVm

darryljaydee (@darryljaydee)
8:20am PDT - July 17th, 2023
RT @baseballinpix: Color shot of Jackie Robinson warming up at Ebbets Field, 1955 https://t.co/XjyTLec5Xx

RT @baseballinpix: Color shot of Jackie Robinson warming up at Ebbets Field, 1955 https://t.co/XjyTLec5Xx

TexasAmerica (@TexasAmerica)
8:19am PDT - July 17th, 2023

RT @Jimfrombaseball: "Jim Crow was king... and I heard a game in which Jackie Robinson was playing, and I felt pride in being alive" Lou Br…

AntiWarParty (@AntiWarParty1)
8:19am PDT - July 17th, 2023
RT @baseballinpix: Color shot of Jackie Robinson warming up at Ebbets Field, 1955 https://t.co/XjyTLec5Xx

RT @baseballinpix: Color shot of Jackie Robinson warming up at Ebbets Field, 1955 https://t.co/XjyTLec5Xx

Dr. Michele Martindill (@Docsociology4)
8:19am PDT - July 17th, 2023
RT @baseballinpix: Color shot of Jackie Robinson warming up at Ebbets Field, 1955 https://t.co/XjyTLec5Xx

RT @baseballinpix: Color shot of Jackie Robinson warming up at Ebbets Field, 1955 https://t.co/XjyTLec5Xx

Paul Snowdon (@67Snowy)
8:18am PDT - July 17th, 2023
RT @baseballinpix: Color shot of Jackie Robinson warming up at Ebbets Field, 1955 https://t.co/XjyTLec5Xx

RT @baseballinpix: Color shot of Jackie Robinson warming up at Ebbets Field, 1955 https://t.co/XjyTLec5Xx

John McClain (@McClain_on_NFL)
8:17am PDT - July 17th, 2023

RT @Xavier_Scruggs: “For those who want to know why scouts use a 20-80 scale, we have to take it back to the Legendary Branch Rickey, yes t…

donavyn (@AFilipinoDonny)
12:32am PDT - July 14th, 2023

Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West Little League Baseball a short history https://t.co/l5zpWfuRQU

TATN This Ain't That Network (@TatnThat)
11:05pm PDT - July 13th, 2023

RT @Xavier_Scruggs: “For those who want to know why scouts use a 20-80 scale, we have to take it back to the Legendary Branch Rickey, yes t…

Kendall Coombe (@Oldgeist)
10:57pm PDT - July 13th, 2023

RT @Xavier_Scruggs: “For those who want to know why scouts use a 20-80 scale, we have to take it back to the Legendary Branch Rickey, yes t…

juan. (@bmdc57)
10:54pm PDT - July 13th, 2023

RT @Xavier_Scruggs: “For those who want to know why scouts use a 20-80 scale, we have to take it back to the Legendary Branch Rickey, yes t…

Conor Anderson (@ConorFBB)
10:52pm PDT - July 13th, 2023

RT @Xavier_Scruggs: “For those who want to know why scouts use a 20-80 scale, we have to take it back to the Legendary Branch Rickey, yes t…

Nolan (@Chernie12)
10:52pm PDT - July 13th, 2023

RT @Xavier_Scruggs: “For those who want to know why scouts use a 20-80 scale, we have to take it back to the Legendary Branch Rickey, yes t…

Cody Milligan (@c_mill2)
10:44pm PDT - July 13th, 2023

RT @Xavier_Scruggs: “For those who want to know why scouts use a 20-80 scale, we have to take it back to the Legendary Branch Rickey, yes t…

Daniel Levy (@levy_daniel_)
10:43pm PDT - July 13th, 2023

RT @Xavier_Scruggs: “For those who want to know why scouts use a 20-80 scale, we have to take it back to the Legendary Branch Rickey, yes t…

Ian Pollard (@pollard_27)
10:40pm PDT - July 13th, 2023

RT @Xavier_Scruggs: “For those who want to know why scouts use a 20-80 scale, we have to take it back to the Legendary Branch Rickey, yes t…

Trent Hostetter (@trent_hostetter)
10:29pm PDT - July 13th, 2023

RT @Xavier_Scruggs: “For those who want to know why scouts use a 20-80 scale, we have to take it back to the Legendary Branch Rickey, yes t…

King (@KingX914)
10:28pm PDT - July 13th, 2023

RT @AfricanArchives: On this day in 1944, Lieutenant and baseball legend, Jackie Robinson boarded an Army bus and refused to sit at the bac…

jasmine (@jasmine62246739)
10:27pm PDT - July 13th, 2023

RT @Xavier_Scruggs: “For those who want to know why scouts use a 20-80 scale, we have to take it back to the Legendary Branch Rickey, yes t…

Chris Okamura (@KidLiquid)
10:16pm PDT - July 13th, 2023

RT @Xavier_Scruggs: “For those who want to know why scouts use a 20-80 scale, we have to take it back to the Legendary Branch Rickey, yes t…

Josh Nelson (@soxmachine_josh)
10:08pm PDT - July 13th, 2023

RT @Xavier_Scruggs: “For those who want to know why scouts use a 20-80 scale, we have to take it back to the Legendary Branch Rickey, yes t…

Mark Mullins (@MullyproNW)
10:04pm PDT - July 13th, 2023

they should make a game about jackie robinson except your a heckler in the crowd relentlessly calling him a ni**er

nate (@natevan621)
10:03pm PDT - July 13th, 2023

RT @Xavier_Scruggs: “For those who want to know why scouts use a 20-80 scale, we have to take it back to the Legendary Branch Rickey, yes t…

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9:54pm PDT - July 13th, 2023

RT @Xavier_Scruggs: “For those who want to know why scouts use a 20-80 scale, we have to take it back to the Legendary Branch Rickey, yes t…

Ridge B Fuller (@FullerR3)
9:33pm PDT - July 13th, 2023

RT @Xavier_Scruggs: “For those who want to know why scouts use a 20-80 scale, we have to take it back to the Legendary Branch Rickey, yes t…

Rob Miech (@robmiech)
9:31pm PDT - July 13th, 2023

RT @Xavier_Scruggs: “For those who want to know why scouts use a 20-80 scale, we have to take it back to the Legendary Branch Rickey, yes t…

Mike Ferrin (@Mike_Ferrin)
9:28pm PDT - July 13th, 2023

RT @Xavier_Scruggs: “For those who want to know why scouts use a 20-80 scale, we have to take it back to the Legendary Branch Rickey, yes t…

Donn Roach (@Donnroach)
9:25pm PDT - July 13th, 2023

RT @DanProft: Susan B. Anthony, Jackie Robinson and this dude. Finally, the trans community can participate in the patronage and graft at…

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9:13pm PDT - July 13th, 2023

RT @Xavier_Scruggs: “For those who want to know why scouts use a 20-80 scale, we have to take it back to the Legendary Branch Rickey, yes t…

Mookie (@Mook_Franchize)
9:11pm PDT - July 13th, 2023

RT @Xavier_Scruggs: “For those who want to know why scouts use a 20-80 scale, we have to take it back to the Legendary Branch Rickey, yes t…

Dr. Tyler Winfield (@Velo_doc)
7:14pm PDT - July 13th, 2023

RT @Xavier_Scruggs: “For those who want to know why scouts use a 20-80 scale, we have to take it back to the Legendary Branch Rickey, yes t…

Shiva David (@GaskinsShiva)
7:10pm PDT - July 13th, 2023

RT @SH3G3TSiiT: Fake friends will send others Jackie Robinson money and not donate to your disney run. SMH.

Eric (@Eric_M888)
6:42pm PDT - July 13th, 2023

Fake friends will send others Jackie Robinson money and not donate to your disney run. SMH.

Queen of Broken Hearts (@SH3G3TSiiT)
6:40pm PDT - July 13th, 2023

It’s all about batting average, hits, RBI, HR’s, runs and stolen bases. This kid looks like the next Jackie Robinson. Screw analytics! https://t.co/dmb9SNNdbe

STU NO GOTZ (@Stu_No_Gotz)
6:39pm PDT - July 13th, 2023

RT @baseballinpix: Roy Campanella, Larry Doby, Don Newcombe, and Jackie Robinson became the first black players to appear in an All-Star ga…

vinman (@vinniemackenzie)
6:31pm PDT - July 13th, 2023

RT @Xavier_Scruggs: “For those who want to know why scouts use a 20-80 scale, we have to take it back to the Legendary Branch Rickey, yes t…

CatDadDak (@slypotatoe)
6:21pm PDT - July 13th, 2023

RT @AfricanArchives: 3 years later in 1947, Jackie Robinson broke barriers and became the first black to play in Major League Baseball. htt…

Cephalopodz (@dt_frontal_lobe)
5:42pm PDT - July 13th, 2023
RT @AfricanArchives: Sports legends Jackie Robinson and Joe Louis were stationed at Fort Riley during World War 2. https://t.co/skgD6JGTqP

RT @AfricanArchives: Sports legends Jackie Robinson and Joe Louis were stationed at Fort Riley during World War 2. https://t.co/skgD6JGTqP

Cephalopodz (@dt_frontal_lobe)
5:42pm PDT - July 13th, 2023